Meanings
nounbaby hatch (plural baby hatches)
plural baby hatches
- A place where a person (typically the mother) can bring a baby to abandon it so that somebody else can find and care for it.
- historicalA physical structure designated for this purpose, such as a foundling wheel.
Synonyms: baby box
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA physical structure designated for this purpose, such as a foundling wheel.
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nounA modern healthcare facility for this purpose, incorporating an incubator.
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Translations
Czech babybox
- babyboxhatch for abandoned children
Danish babyluge
- babylugehatch for abandoned children
French tour d'abandon
- tour d'abandonhatch for abandoned children
German Babyklappe
- Babyklappehatch for abandoned children
Polish okno życia
- okno życiahatch for abandoned children
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APA
baby hatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20hatch
MLA
“baby hatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20hatch. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “baby hatch,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/baby%20hatch.
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